“I know he’s excited”, Buttler speaks about the new England sensation ahead of Eden T20I

Jos Buttler spoke about the depth of his side on the eve of the T20 series opener against India in Kolkata. He also talked about the new addition to his side, Jacob Bethell and his potentials.

Buttler on England’s preparation 

England’s journey to 2019 ODI World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup was a remarkable one. The way they shaped up the sides, worked on the balance to become one of the most consistent and best sides of the limited-overs cricket during that time was commendable. England are once again looking forward to work in the same way. With the T20Is against in India and next year’s T20 World Cup in mind, England appear to prepare for the best once again.

Buttler said on the eve of the series opener in Kolkata., “So we can be really aggressive and, you know, not worry too much about our wicket, because we’ve got guys behind us who can do exactly the same job.” He added, “We’re really blessed actually in terms of the bowlers that we have here, on this tour. They’re all very, very capable bats. I think if you look at guys like Gus Atkinson with a Test hundred, and then Brydon Carse is an excellent hitter of the ball, and then Adil Rashid down at No. 11 [No. 10 on the team sheet for the first T20I] who’s got multiple first-class hundreds. So, yeah, I think we’re very fortunate in that sense that a lot of our bowlers are very, very capable batters.”

Buttler talks about Bethell 

England already boast of some world class batters and the addition of Jacob Bethell to the XI is an added bonus albeit. Bethell averages 57.66 and scores at 167.96 in six T20I innings is all set to welcome new challenges according to Buttler. “It’s a new challenge for him to come and play in India,” Butter said. “But I know he’s excited [for it].

Buttler opined, “I think he’s been someone who in English cricket has been talked about for a while knowing the talent he possesses, even when he’s been playing in the Under-19s. So, he was a name you’d hear being talked about that he’s gonna be a special player. And I think, you know, all credit to him. I think he’s done brilliantly well coming into international cricket.”

Buttler will be working with Brendon McCullum for the first time in the series against India. Speaking of the same, he said, “[I] also want to build that captain-coach alliance. Obviously, it’s not a new set-up because Baz has been around for a while and there are a lot of players in this squad that have been with him in the Test set-up for a number of years already.” 

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